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Date Time Environment Agency works with angling clubs to plant 8,000 trees The Environment Agency recently distributed 8,000 trees between five fisheries and the Middle Level Commissioners as part of the compensatory planting project. This project aims to replace dangerous trees that can cause harm to people and floods assets. The Environment Agency worked in partnership with these organisations to identify areas that needed additional support. Trees planted on designated embankments or in a st...

“Over the period this pumping station pumped up to a peak of 70 tonnes of water each second, equivalent to emptying two Olympic sized swimming pools a minute.  “The first pump started operating at St Germans at 3pm on December 23 and within two hours three pumps were running, with a fourth pump coming online by midnight on that day.   Middle Level Commissioners have praised its workforce after flash flooding across the region just hours before Christmas Eve. - Credit: Middle Level “At t...